Tiwa Savage,a singer,receives an honorary doctorate degree from Kent University.(Photos/video)

Tiwatope Savage, best known by her stage as Tiwa Savage, a sensational singer from Nigeria, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Kent University, where she studied.

The University of Kent in London awarded the degree to the 42-year-old business administration graduate in recognition of her extraordinary accomplishments in the global music industry.

The “somebody’s Son” singer graduated from the institution with a degree in business administration and later got a scholarship to pursue professional music at Boston’s Berklee College of Music.

In photos and videos from the event that was held in Canterbury on Friday, July 15, the singer is seen dressed in her doctoral gown while being flanked by her son, Jamil, and other family members.

Sharing a brief biography of the international music act, the school wrote in part,

“Tiwa Savage is an award-winning singer-songwriter and Afrobeats star. She is best known for her hit singles such as ‘Mr Lova Lova’ ft Duncan Mighty, ‘Diet’ and ‘Tiwa’s Vibe’ all reaching the No. 1 spot across charts all over Africa and securing her position as one of Afrobeats’ leading artists. In 2020, she signed an exclusive recording contract with Universal Records and released her first global single titled ’49-99’ under Motown Records.

In November 2020, Tiwa was crowned Best African Act by the MTV European Music Awards and made history as the first female to win the accolade. In the same year, Tiwa became the first African female to sell out London’s IndigO2 and was handpicked by Coldplay’s Chris Martin to perform alongside Beyonce, Ed Sheeran and Jay Z live at the Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg…”

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